Melton West Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
VIC · SA2 213041358 · Melton - Bacchus Marsh (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 1,302
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 22,710
- Per 1,000 residents
- 57.3
- Business growth YoY
- 2.2%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 1,274
- Change vs prior year
- +28
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- 9,909
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area, not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
New ABN status (12m cohort): 1,839.
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 948 | 72.8% |
| 1–4 | 292 | 22.4% |
| 5–19 | 55 | 4.2% |
| 20–199 | 10 | 0.8% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
ABN entity types
Active ABNs mapped to this SA2 via postcode (9,909). Entity type is from the ABR public extract — not the same as ABS actively trading businesses.
| Entity type | Active ABNs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individual / sole trader | 5,987 | 60.4% |
| Private company | 1,883 | 19.0% |
| Discretionary services trust | 579 | 5.8% |
| Self-managed super fund | 415 | 4.2% |
| Discretionary investment trust | 235 | 2.4% |
| Other incorporated entity | 192 | 1.9% |
| Family partnership | 153 | 1.5% |
| Fixed unit trust | 112 | 1.1% |
| Other | 353 | 3.6% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 354 | 27.2% | 4.4% |
| Construction | 302 | 23.2% | 0.0% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 88 | 6.8% | -4.3% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 87 | 6.7% | 4.8% |
| Retail Trade | 81 | 6.2% | -6.9% |
| Other Services | 77 | 5.9% | -10.5% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 76 | 5.8% | 7.0% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 57 | 4.4% | 39.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 47 | 3.6% | 4.4% |
| Manufacturing | 37 | 2.8% | 2.8% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 26 | 2.0% | 0.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 20 | 1.5% | 0.0% |
| Education and Training | 15 | 1.2% | 0.0% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 10 | 0.8% | 0.0% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 8 | 0.6% | 60.0% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 6 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 4 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 4 | 0.3% | 33.3% |
| Mining | 3 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services39.0%
- Health Care and Social Assistance7.0%
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services4.8%
- Accommodation and Food Services4.4%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing4.4%
Industries with more relative room
Under-indexed vs similar SA2s in VIC (density per 1,000). Use as a research starting point — not investment advice.
| Industry | Local /1,000 | vs peers | Businesses |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 0.4 | 0.21× | 10 |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 2.5 | 0.27× | 57 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.1 | 0.36× | 26 |
| Wholesale Trade | 0.9 | 0.37× | 20 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 3.8 | 0.38× | 87 |
| Education and Training | 0.7 | 0.42× | 15 |